Light-emitting smell-altering aroma dispenser
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Mar 20, 2012
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Oct 14, 2010
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Apr 11, 2009
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Abstract
A light-emitting smell-altering aroma dispenser includes a casing having a bottom opening blocked by a base member, heater members supported on trays above a control circuit board in the casing, tubular aroma containers inserted through the top wall of the casing into the heater members at the trays and holding a respective aromatic substance for heating by the heater members to release a pleasant smell subject to the control of the control circuit board, and light emitting devices controlled by the control circuit board to emit light toward the aroma containers when the aroma substance in the aroma containers is being heated to release a pleasant smell.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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HSIAO MING JEN | MIAOLI COUNTY |
International Classification(s)
- A61H:PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCAT....
- B05C:APPARATUS FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MAT....
- D06F:LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING T....
- B05B:SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- F17C:VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQU....
- A62C:FIRE-FIGHTING
- G04C:ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
- A62B:DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
- B67D:DISPENSING, DELIVERING, OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, N....

- 2009 Application Filing Year
- A61H Class
- 290 Applications Filed
- 191 Patents Issued To-Date
- 65.87 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Jörgensen, Carsten | Kastanienbaum, CH | 31 | 640 |
# of filed Patents : 31 Total Citations : 640 |
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- 7 Citation Count
- A61H Class
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Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |
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